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The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 157, Number 1, April 1, 2002 15-18

Is transdifferentiation in trouble?

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Abstract

Spectacular examples of transdifferentiation—such as brain cells turning to blood and blood to brain—have given way to sneaking suspicions about artifacts in culture, fusion, and clonality. Could cell fates be relatively fixed after all?

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